Alright everyone...it's almost that time of year again...SUMMER!! I have put together a list of tops, bottoms, bathing suits, and shoes that I highly recommend if you are in search of some new summer clothes. If you like this sort of content, feel free to reach out to me or comment on this blog post to let me know and I will post more! All products are linked with the website, so if you click on the image, it should bring you right to the product!! xoxo, Kate TOPSBOTTOMSSWIMWEARDRESSESSHOES
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What is a happy place? Cambridge dictionary defines a happy place as “a memory, situation, or activity that makes you feel happy: If you feel stressed, take a few minutes and go to a happy place.” So if you’re asking yourself if a happy place can be a memory or simply a person you love to be with...yes! It totally can.
As cliche it is for a Massachusetts girl to say this...I’m going to say it anyways. My happy place is the cape. Over the years (especially the past three years) I have made so many wonderful memories on the cape with family and friends. I think the reason Cape Cod is my happy place is because I’m always there during the best time of the year...summer. As someone who loves spending time with her family, I love all of the crazy memories we make!! I have so many memories of my family out on the boat, in the ocean, on walks, on shopping trip, and of course family dinners. What means the most to me is that when I’m with my family, I can 100% relax and enjoy myself. In a way, the Cape is where we all go to run away from the real world!! I’d love to hear what your happy place is! If you’re interested in sharing, leave a comment below! ![]() Are you a people pleaser like me? My whole life, I have always put others first before me. Yes, that can be a positive quality...but when it becomes so important for you to please others before you please yourself, it can in fact have a negative impact in your life. Being someone who is a people pleaser, it can sometimes be difficult or scary being in social situations. With the need to please others, I am always worried of saying something that will upset someone or to say no to them. Don't get me wrong...trying to make people happy is a good thing! That is, until it becomes so important to you that you are pushing away your own needs. So...how can you be a people pleaser and please yourself first? Well, it's easy. This is my new strategy: I tell myself, that everytime I try to please someone else first, I need to please myself first three times. So, in other words...it's a 3:1 ratio. Every three times you please yourself, you can please someone else first one time. That way, you can still please others while pleasing yourself as well! (which is most important!). I am interested in learning about your strategies! What do you do to make sure you please yourself first? What makes you please other first? And how can you go about changing that? ![]() I recently posted a blog post about practicing gratitude. I am here today to expand a little bit more on that. When you are in any situation, you have to think to yourself:"I am grateful because...". Fill in the blank with anything that brings you peace and or with something that makes you feel lucky. I for one am grateful for everyday things. I'm grateful for fresh air, I am grateful for my family and my best friends. I feel lucky to have people who love and care for me. As I have been trying to incorporate practicing gratitude everyday in my life, I have been able to feel more at peace with things that I would usually view as negative. However, this practice should not dismiss your feelings. Meaning, it is important to allow yourself to feel. Once you've had your time to feel (whether that'd be feeling something positive or negative), there is one more step that closes the gap between allowing yourself to feel and practicing gratitude, and that step is acceptance. For everyday problems, whether that'd be not passing a test or arguing with a friend, it's important to accept what happened and to accept the way you are feeling. Now comes the gratitude part... Picture yourself in that situation where got into an argument with a friend. Now, I know a lot of negative thoughts would probably come to mind (or at least that's what would happen for me!), but with gratitude, you think to yourself: "How could this be worse?" or "What can I learn from this situation?". Sometimes it takes a really long time to find a positive side of a negative situation and it almost seems impossible, but I promise you that there is a reason for everything (as cliché as it sounds). So, what I'm here to tell you is to not give up. Through difficult times, practicing gratitude and remembering what you are grateful for may help you feel the slightest bit better (who doesn't want to feel a little better!). Since I've been so interested in gratitude, I saw this shirt at the store the other day and I just HAD to buy it! ![]() I wanted to share with everyone what I think is the BEST night time routine! This night time routine is especially my favorite for when I want some alone time! I'm the kind of girl who absolutely loves to wear comfy and cute pajamas just because it makes me feel good :) Relaxation is a MUST for me, and for everyone else as well! No matter how busy you are. It is so important to set aside at least 20 minutes a day for some relaxation time. I love spending my alone time taking good care of my skin because it is something I love to do and am passionate about! Personally, at night time I like to relax by taking a little bit of time to watch my favorite tv show, which as you all now know is Gilmore girls! And lastly, I know a lot of people are like me and need some white noise to fall asleep. I usually put on my favorite sleep meditation. I've noticed that I fall asleep much easier when I listen to my sleep meditation than when I don't listen to it. For anyone who had a difficult time falling asleep, I would definitely recommend trying out meditation. If you try it out, give it a few different tries. It usually takes a little bit of time to get into it and to get used to the practice. If you're interested in trying it out and don't know where to start, reach out to me! I've been practicing meditation for years and although I'm not an expert, I have a lot of experience with it. 2021 is the year of confidence for me. Over the past few years, my confidence levels have been on a roller coaster. I've had my struggles and have made improvements, but it's difficult for a lot of girls my age to feel confident in their own bodies. Society and the media tells us that we're too skinny, too big, too short, or too tall. But I'm here to tell you that none of that is true. As a young adult who has had her fair share in self-esteem issues, I want create a safe space for those struggling to accept their bodies. However, recently I began my instagram page, @seekforselflove, to improve my self confidence. During this time, I have realized that my body is beautiful, no matter what anyone else says. If anyone knows me, you know I wear leggings almost everyday. I do this because I thought it was a good way to hide my curves (which it totally was!), but then I realized my body doesn't need to be covered up or hidden. So, as I am working on my confidence, I told myself that I needed to go out of my comfort zone to feel good in my body...I needed to show myself that I can be beautiful while wearing the same outfits as "skinny girls". As I started doing this more and more...I began to LOVE the way I look in jeans. So, here I am posting photos of my full body just the way I love it. I took these photos realizing that "Hey! I DO look good!". And I know anyone else struggling with confidence can feel the same way too. I have a beautiful piece of artwork hanging above my bed with words written by one of my favorite authors, F. Scott Fitzgerald. Every morning I wake up and read this quote and suddenly remember that my worth is not defined by my body or by my looks, it is defined by my mental beauty, my kindness, and my love for other people. She was beautiful, but not like those girls in the magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul. She is beautiful.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald
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